A 51-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped by Ajay Katara, the prime witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, and his accomplice at gunpoint in South Delhi’s Neb Sarai area.
However, preliminary investigation revealed that a few months ago, the victim had lodged a case of rape against the accomplice of Katara in loni, Ghaziabad but later the case was cancelled by the
concerned court.
A senior police officer said that the victim approached the police on Wednesday and based on the victim’s statement, a case was registered under Sections 376 (rape), 451 (tresspass) and
506 (threatening) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 27 Arms Act at the Mehrauli Police Station of South Delhi. “The victim told police that the incident took place on Tuesday evening when she was at her office in Neb Sarai. The accused allegedly barged in and started misbehaving with her. They whipped out their pistols and raped her at gun-point,” said a senior police official.
The victim alleged that after raping her, the accused persons threatened her of dire consequences if she informed anyone about the incident and fled from the spot.
“She was in a state of shock but on Wednesday, the victim finally mustered courage and narrated the whole incident to her friend, who in turn informed the police about the incident. later, she was taken to the hospital for a medical examination, which confirmed rape. After registering the
case, police started their investigation,” the
officer added.
Preliminary investigation also revealed that the victim knew Katara for the past two years and he visited her office several times.